Walkersville, MD
Police & Fire
Internet Tips Lead To Disturbing Child Porn Discovery In Walkersville, Sheriff Says Internet Tips Lead To Disturbing Child Porn Discovery In Walkersville, Sheriff Says
Internet Tips Lead To Disturbing Child Porn Discovery In Walkersville, Sheriff Says A Maryland man is behind bars after investigators uncovered dozens of illicit files of child sexual abuse material in an ongoing internet crimes probe, authorities announced. Kodi James Harrison, 30, of Walkersville, was arrested and charged with 45 counts of possession of child pornography following a months-long, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began in January when detectives received four tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the presence of child sexual abuse material linked to multiple accounts. Detect…

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by Zak Failla
New Rochelle, NY
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Meta's Community Notes To Use Tech From Elon Musk's Social Media Platform Meta's Community Notes To Use Tech From Elon Musk's Social Media Platform
Meta's Community Notes To Use Tech From Elon Musk's Social Media Platform Meta's new Community Notes system will be based on algorithms developed by billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform, the company said. Meta will begin testing the crowdsourced program that aims to prevent misinformation on Tuesday, Mar. 18, the tech giant said in a blog post on Thursday, Mar. 13. The move comes as Meta replaces its third-party fact-checking program in the US for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Community Notes are part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's broader shift toward what he calls "free expression" on the company’s platforms. "We’re going to take time to …

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by Chris Spiker
Burlington, NJ
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Guilty: Out-Of-State Man Sent Nude Photos To Burlington County Child, Jury Finds Guilty: Out-Of-State Man Sent Nude Photos To Burlington County Child, Jury Finds
Guilty: Out-Of-State Man Sent Nude Photos To Burlington County Child, Jury Finds A 33-year-old Massachusetts man has been convicted of exchanging nude photos of himself with an underage girl in Burlington County, authorities announced.  Andrew J. Hall, of Warren, MA, was found guilty by a jury last month of endangering the welfare of a child, providing obscene material to a minor, and two counts of criminal sexual contact, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.  Police began investigating Hall in September 2022 after the victim and her parents spoke to authorities about the messages.  Authorities said Hall reached out to the girl on a socia…

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by Josh Lanier
Forked River-Lacey, NJ
Police & Fire
Lacey Man Trying To Lure Girl For Sex Sent His Drivers License To Undercover Cop: AG Lacey Man Trying To Lure Girl For Sex Sent His Drivers License To Undercover Cop: AG
Lacey Man Trying To Lure Girl For Sex Sent His Drivers License To Undercover Cop: AG A 39-year-old Ocean County man was arrested and charged on Friday, Feb. 28 with trying to lure young children for sexual activity, authorities said. On Friday, Feb. 7,  an undercover law enforcement officer purporting to be an adult male with access to a 6-year-old girl was contacted on an online platform by a user, later identified as Daniel Dagostino, of the platform, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The undercover officer and the other user moved their conversation to a messaging app, where the undercover mentioned he had access to an 8-year-old girl and a 10-year-old gir…

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by Sam Barron
Lebanon, PA
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Lebanon County Man Traveled To Ohio To Abuse 14-Year-Old: FBI Lebanon County Man Traveled To Ohio To Abuse 14-Year-Old: FBI
Lebanon County Man Traveled To Ohio To Abuse 14-Year-Old: FBI A Lebanon County man has been indicted for traveling to Ohio to sexually abuse a 14-year-old girl, federal authorities announced. Chase Alexander Lawrence, 23, of Palmyra, was arrested on Feb. 7, 2025, after officers from the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department assisted the FBI in serving a federal warrant at a home on the 200 block of North College Street in Palmyra, according to law enforcement. Investigators allege that between Dec. 18, 2022, and Oct. 6, 2023, Lawrence repeatedly traveled from Pennsylvania to Ohio, where he engaged in illicit sexual conduct with the minor. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Falls Church, VA
Police & Fire
Falls Church HS Teacher Among Seven Arrested In Internet Predator Sting, Police In VA Say Falls Church HS Teacher Among Seven Arrested In Internet Predator Sting, Police In VA Say
Falls Church HS Teacher Among Seven Arrested In Internet Predator Sting, Police In VA Say A Virginia high school teacher is among seven men facing felony charges after being caught in an undercover sting operation targeting online predators in Fairfax County, authorities announced. Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau and Child Exploitation Unit launched a multi-day operation aimed at identifying individuals using online platforms to arrange illegal encounters with minors, resulting in seven arrests.  The suspects, ranging in age from 24 to 50, arrived in Fairfax County expecting to meet underage victims but were instead met by law…

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by Zak Failla
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Child Porn Found By Employees Repairing Cell Phone Lands Hagerstown Man Federal Charges Child Porn Found By Employees Repairing Cell Phone Lands Hagerstown Man Federal Charges
Child Porn Found By Employees Repairing Cell Phone Lands Hagerstown Man Federal Charges A broken phone in Washington County led to federal charges for a 75-year-old Hagerstown man accused of child exploitation, authorities announced. In November 2024, the Hagerstown Police Department were tipped off by employees at Boost Mobile on Maryland Avenue after William Foster Alger came to the store to repair his cellphone. During the repair, police say that employees discovered nude photos of underage girls, and detectives found that Alger had foreign connections, and believed the photos were taken in Ecuador.  Detectives contacted the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) from…

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by Zak Failla
Bolton, CT
Police & Fire
Bolton Registered Sex Offender Charged With Soliciting Nudes From 10-Year-Old: Police Bolton Registered Sex Offender Charged With Soliciting Nudes From 10-Year-Old: Police
Bolton Registered Sex Offender Charged With Soliciting Nudes From 10-Year-Old: Police A Connecticut-registered sex offender was arrested this week after police said he enticed a 10-year-old girl to send him nude photos. Robert Cohs Jr., 56, of Bolton, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 4, and charged with risk of injury to a minor and enticing a minor, Connecticut State Police said. He was held on a $500,000 bond, which he couldn't pay. Police began investigating Cohs in July when a woman reported to authorities that she had found a Snapchat conversation on her 10-year-old daughter’s phone containing sexually graphic language. Investigators said Cohs pressured the girl to send nude …

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by Josh Lanier
New City, NY
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Child Porn Distribution: Rockland Man, 52, Now On Home Detention, Officials Say Child Porn Distribution: Rockland Man, 52, Now On Home Detention, Officials Say
Child Porn Distribution: Rockland Man, 52, Now On Home Detention, Officials Say A 52-year-old Hudson Valley man is on home arrest after being accused of distributing child pornography, officials said. Jason J. Traina of Rockland County appeared in court on Friday, Jan. 31, on a charge of distribution of child pornography, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4.  Traina was originally charged in Iowa following an investigation conducted by both the Rockland DA's Office and the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa. His arrest was first announced by the Southern District of Iowa. Follow…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
NY Teacher Arrested For Sex Crime Charges Out Of Fairfax: State Police NY Teacher Arrested For Sex Crime Charges Out Of Fairfax: State Police
NY Teacher Arrested For Sex Crime Charges Out Of Fairfax: State Police A 45-year-old teacher from Amherst, NY (Erie County) has been arrested for sex crimes stemming from Virginia, authorities said. Geoffrey J. Testa was arrested on a warrant for multiple felony child exploitation charges out of Fairfax, VA on Friday, Jan. 31, the New York State Police said. Testa is a teacher at Amherst Central High School. He was processed and taken to Erie County Holding Center on the arrest warrant awaiting extradition. Anyone with information can contact the NYSP at 585-344-6200

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Laurel, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Tried Luring 12-Year-Old Into Prostitution At Mount Laurel Hotel Gets Decade: Feds Man Who Tried Luring 12-Year-Old Into Prostitution At Mount Laurel Hotel Gets Decade: Feds
Man Who Tried Luring 12-Year-Old Into Prostitution At Mount Laurel Hotel Gets Decade: Feds A 41-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday, Jan. 27 after pleading guilty in United States District Court in Camden to trying to engage what he thought was a 12-year-old into prostitution, authorities said. In August 2023, Louis Goldenberg began interacting on a messaging application with an undercover agent, who was posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece, US Attorney Vikas Khanna said. From August through September 2023, Goldenberg messaged the undercover agent, continuously expressing interest in having sexual contact with the…

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by Sam Barron
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Infant Rape Among Child Porn Made By Philly 22-Year-Old Woman: USDOJ Infant Rape Among Child Porn Made By Philly 22-Year-Old Woman: USDOJ
Infant Rape Among Child Porn Made By Philly 22-Year-Old Woman: Usdoj A 22-year-old Philadelphia woman who raped a one-year-old girl, recorded the abuse, and shared explicit images online has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 24. Tyleeya Williams sexually abused the infant in her care, photographed the assault, and distributed the images—including the child’s face—to groups of child sex offenders on the internet, federal authorities said. She also trafficked thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of other children, according to U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. “Williams was…

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by Jillian Pikora